scissors
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Is scissors a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of scissors?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (countable, usually construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.Examples: "Near-synonym: shears"; "Those scissors are sharp."; "That scissors is sharp."Synonyms: pair of scissors, shearscountablepluralplural-onlyusually
2. (uncountable, aviation, military, with the) A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.pluralplural-onlyuncountable
3. (countable, aviation, military) An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.countablepluralplural-only
4. (countable, rugby) An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.Examples: "They executed a perfect scissors."countablepluralplural-only
5. (countable, skating) A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.countablepluralplural-only
6. (countable, gymnastics) An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.countablepluralplural-only
noun (English)
1. (rare) plural of scissorform-ofpluralrare
verb (English)
1. (transitive) Rare form of scissor (“to cut using, or as if using, scissors”).Examples: "She found her in the dining-room with Ann Foster, the little dressmaker, who was endeavouring to scissors through the right side of her underlip with her teeth as proof that the compiling of a list of requisites was no tax to her."form-ofraretransitive
intj (English)
1. (dated) Cry of anguish or frustration.Examples: "Say, wouldn’t it put your eye out to get a letter from one of the kiddies with the thumb‐prints of that crest not doing a thing but snuggling down in the wax on the envelope? Oh, scissors!"; "“Scissors!” he shouted and stuck his finger in his mouth."; "Then sit down—make yourself at home. Ah, scissors."dated
Definition source: Wiktionary